Gas-generator.



R. N. MODON'OUGH & J. M. CONWAY. GAS GENERATR. APPLIoATIoN FILED 001231, 190s.

anwnu Patented July 6, i909.

l Spcification if Lettarn Patent.

Patented July fl, 1909,

.Application med October ai, i908, Burial Nn 460,539,

I whnn tlm wlw/linfa iii-,nn givfxn n, soun-reim- Bn it known that we, l'fninii'r N. Mulnix UL'Gn nml Jmiicii M. (JUNWM', citizens-z nl' this United States, rush-ling nt lfnssil, in ihn county nf Jeffers-smi :mil Stati: ni' .fihilnnini,

have invented new nml usnfnl lin'ii'nw ments in lian-jciinmtfii':-i, nl' which thev lnh lowing7 in a npcciiintiun.

Uur invffntifin relates tu iin iinpi'nvumnnf in :in apparatus fui' the manufacture ol' nvt from (zoal, wood, nr ntlnn' nmnhiistihlw, whinhmmslstnin the novel'cnnstrinztinn iinel nomhinntinn (if parti,A hnreinnfter nim-n pin timihii'ly (inscribed unil'claiinnfl, reference lining huil tn the nmnnnpiiiii'irng rliinvinigi-z,

f nll thi Hihi: iiiiil ashun' l'imn tlm rlliliii.

in whinhr-Vn f liglire i represents a. lungitlirlinnl sinn with nur iinprrivefi nis gnnfiinting nppii Mtns, tional View taken along the: line :i: of Fig, i. Similar reference numnriils refer tu fai-iriiliir parts tl'ironglmut thc drawings.

We have illustriitml nur invention in its prcfei'i'ml infin hir inne in cnnnnntion with the ordinary type nf boiler lliiiinccLiiiiil inni-n particularly such fui-minfin :is are prom-lofi Fig. 2 ish vertinal transverse .sw/- l 7 iinrl discharged lrmn tlm mining without this.

tliif-i insinnnr, hy this lien nl' the ifnli'ns l.l anni thin. The: imitniiail, im thin, (fhairujfn'l into a f l n r in n'stiri'nr hhnlu ifi which 11i twisiiell tu give it n, thinlmn'j.' ir, l'r'wl Ihre nintrerisil lfiwzirll thu (lir-ifzhiiiyi: #lilith i() whir'h extrsnila ilnwnwnirlly to nn); siiilnlilr, puin? im' thu flirinlniry Thin nhiif'. 2U ih pruvirhfrl with n viilw Ll siiinihir 1" su that in 2l, thi: iiniti-i'inl min ha f :uiitininilly nlnirguil ln misma where it in hf-,ined to charm: ma

f tr'risil iiitn thvl 1li-nin if mir-,h rfhiirinztnr that it rz'finnni, hr: hiiinih'cl hy thi'A vailvn 115, we prnwith Dutch ovens ni'lire linxcs set in front nl' i the boiler'.

The casing l if the huilen' furnace, may lm nf any stzimlzirfi cnnstrurstifirnhun mounted in the flirwzirfi 'und thnreni, nvm* the iii'e-lmx 2, :i transversely lis insml cylinfirimil flrliifi 25, the hmuls of which prnl'ei'z'ihly projmst hnyonrl thi: shin mills nl' the musing und this linttmn of Whirzh :minfin snlifciently high iihove iiw` grim: hni's 4 tn phrinit ilrf: natural llnw nl' gnsnf; wur thi: hrnlggn will :i

' and around' the hitflip, ii, ehn-ingr which pw,-

`sage they ipcmtie with thi: rimini fiile-nt lripfin thc tuhnlnr l'milm' i', unil, :il'ii-r pfimingf uvm' the trip nl' the drum I, they llnw iii through the stuck i4. We i'ffnrl iin: imita-rial, l'rfnn which thi; gasa@ nrc ih hi; ilifrillnfl, intli thi: lruin nt um: cnil lhrniiifh n f-hiiin ir 'Qnfl tuin: fi, whinh extends lip through this tnp wall of the mis-ing iinfl minchia iihive with :i hopper IU. lifztwun Lin: hiippnr :in/l this tup nl the inning thu lui-.rl tiihr in nnhirgmi :1t l] to prfiviihe n i-,Iiiifiiuniiziliy nii tight cirrclilnr maui, ifn- :i sf:iiiii'n,iii' 'y' vulve l2 `'which 'l'his viilvn in hollow nml pm viilcfl. with :in upm pin-t l5 into ii'hi/:h thi; iicittf'riiil fli'nph from thi; imppfzr l() sind vifh: an :uuiliiiry fr-.mling :ippnrntiis comprising :i n i'linilrir'nl mining rzriniiunti-il tri one il the hwilli, fil' thee li'nin nppn-itu iin i mining 24 thvrlfin nl' rzfiinil rliinvnsinii-s with thi: unsing 23. 'line mitm' i-nfl nl' thi;-. mining .f is filosofi hy :i crow wip 25 through which paesana the n )visiting rml 2i) nl n plunger' 27, Whiuh nniy if', inferi lifillh iur ihr: pin'pnrir: 0l. fon-,ing nintvrinl into th(A Ilrilrn :i innan'-T tn f'llziin mit. thi: f-iziinn whnn rllesii'fall. We 'prfiviflfe n. wlw: ming 2h which :nerves as n ggiiirhf l'nr :i tzipnrnfl .-lirlf wlw 2h, tlm liuttnni. #nfl nl' 'which litA .fnnyly in tha casing 12%, :nhl which, wiwn rni'r-rl hf, nimm if 1hr:

- f-rfinl; :ii-ni ifi nml amm iii, will vsilrruil thfi thiriligh i'ihif'h il. lhi-A lli/iin intl; thi: hih'n il mitm' r-nrl nl' tin; owing; 'xii fr) ihn?. thi: heini fl nml :iii-m as 25 man lira rfeinuvml' nnrl ihr'. iniithrinl to iin `chargwl inirf/rlluzl'il threw-in, :nifl zil'tf'r the ltr-,nfl 25 h#I linien ruphuzf-fl, ihn walvis han hf; lowrei'i'fl unil the innihrhil in ihn mining, flirt-frail into thi: ririnn :i hy nieuwe mi' tlm plunger 27 which wm. withdrawnwhen thv, heini 25 win-i rnnifrvml.

ln operation, thu' mntei'ini in cnntinlnilly rzhnrgfferl und fli,l:l|ni";.{wl tlirmigh the chiites 9 nnfl 250 sind ii, gneiimiiinn l'nlfilitiitfifl hy thv, uperiitinn nl tl'in-'ftirrfer hhiilra ll). 'l'he gimen which :irl: gunnraitnfl arl: miri'ifeil oil' h y :i 'pipe- Z tu :i ifiaifrwiir m ."h', :imi thfenn tn points nl' uw. l

Ulli' inw-Minn, 'ii'ithfilit imitic'i'izilly intel'- faring r-:ili 'Liao normal operation of the boil nrs aan lv y 'lul to produce suiliciont so im boiler iisnli may be iired by the am To this und we. provide a pipe 33 @nailing from the reservoir io :i burner 34 be nenti). th@ drum 3 in the 'ii'o-l..ox. 'This irrm-ng/a'wineni is illustrated i" 'b'. i2 and under n'inny oiiuuii'isl'vzuioos v, represent proi'rvd oonstrulimi.

'lflf'liile we nl ni par unliinm'iiiii i yriialgin iti :1. i be indepemlmntly iisvi ypc of iii mico.

ringi'lrus df ribodomini naw rind dosire lo 'aan is' prsing u ible qu point', n, valve, controlled discharge chute lending from said drum, and means, operable l from Without the furnace., which both feed and stir the lmaterial in the drum7 substantially and for the purposes described.

2. .A gas generating apparatus comprising :i drum, :i furnace to heat said drum, valve controlled feed and discharge Cliutesat opposite ends of said drum, an auxiliary feed moans disposed near the discharge chute and comprising a casing opening into the drum, a valve disposed ai; 'an 'intermediate point in the casing, a detachable heard for the outer passes through said casing and is adapted i0 @nier said drum, is and for che purposes desoribed.

In testimony whereof We have liorounto sot our hands in presence of t-Wo si'Bsc-ribing Witnesses.

' RUBN?? N. MCDQNOUGH.

JM." TIS M. CONWAY.

rllitn asses A.. l. Fons'rn l. D. .Mr-mw end of said Casing; and a plunger Whi li f 

